{"id":99813,"date":"2026-07-03T12:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/pre-sales-specialist-gcp\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:37:36","slug":"pre-sales-specialist-gcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/pre-sales-specialist-gcp\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre Sales Specialist (GCP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Pre Sales Specialist (GCP)\", \"description\": \"Role Summary\\nAbacus is seeking a highly skilled and articulate Solution Architect to join our team. Someone experienced GCP Consultant to join our growing Cloud Solutions team. As a strategic technical advisor, you will work closely with clients to understand their business needs and design scalable Google Cloud solutions that support their transformation journey. This role requires strong technical expertise in GCP, excellent communication skills, and the ability to translate complex requirements into clear cloud architectures.\\nResponsibilities\\nClient Engagement & Solutioning\\nLead pre-sales discussions with customers to understand business challenges and cloud requirements.\\nConduct discovery sessions, workshops, and technical deep-dives to gather client needs.\\nPresent GCP capabilities, best practices, and architectural recommendations.\\nDevelop customized solution proposals, technical documentation, and value-driven presentations.\\nSolution Design & Architecture\\nDesign scalable, secure, and cost-effective GCP architectures covering compute, storage, networking, security, DevOps, and data services.\\nCollaborate with technical and delivery teams to validate solution feasibility.\\nCreate detailed architecture diagrams, PoCs Proof of Concepts, and demo environments.\\nRecommend migration strategies for on-prem or multi-cloud environments.\\nProposals, RFPs & Commercial Support\\nSupport sales teams with technical inputs for bids, proposals, RFPs, and pricing models.technically compelling API management and GCP solution inputs\u00a0for bids, proposals, and RFPs.\\nHighlight differentiators such as API analytics, AI-driven insights, developer experience, and governance frameworks.\\nEnsure solution alignment with GCP frameworks and compliance standards.\\nSupport pricing models for Apigee X\/hybrid, and ensure alignment with GCP compliance and security standards.\\nCross-Functional Collaboration\\nWork closely with the Sales, Delivery, and Practice Leads to ensure successful handover from pre-sales to implementation.\\nParticipate in internal knowledge-sharing and contribute to building GCP playbooks and best practices.\\nThought Leadership\\nStay updated with GCP product updates, certifications, and new releases.\\nRepresent the company in GCP events, webinars, and client briefings.\\nProvide insights on market trends and maintain competitive technical knowledge.\\nRequired Experience & Skills\\n7+ years of experience in Cloud Pre-Sales or Solution Architecture.\\nStrong hands-on knowledge of GCP services such as:\\nCompute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run\\nCloud Storage, BigQuery, Pub\/Sub\\nVPC, Cloud VPN, Interconnect\\nIAM, KMS, Security Command Center\\nCloud Functions, Center Deep experience with Apigee API Management\\nExperience in developing PoCs, demos, and solution architecture diagrams.\\nUnderstanding of cloud networking, security, backup, DR, and cost optimization.\\nAPI proxy design, policies, and flow\\nExperience in Apigee X & Apigee Hybrid architecture\\nPreferred Certifications\\nGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud Architect\\nGoogle Cloud Engineer \/ Data Engineer\\nAny relevant cloud certifications AWS\/Azure are a plus.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-02\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Abacus\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-07-16T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Abacus<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-07-16<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Role Summary<br \/>Abacus is seeking a highly skilled and articulate Solution Architect to join our team. Someone experienced GCP Consultant to join our growing Cloud Solutions team. As a strategic technical advisor, you will work closely with clients to understand their business needs and design scalable Google Cloud solutions that support their transformation journey. This role requires strong technical expertise in GCP, excellent communication skills, and the ability to translate complex requirements into clear cloud architectures.<br \/>Responsibilities<br \/>Client Engagement &#038; Solutioning<br \/>Lead pre-sales discussions with customers to understand business challenges and cloud requirements.<br \/>Conduct discovery sessions, workshops, and technical deep-dives to gather client needs.<br \/>Present GCP capabilities, best practices, and architectural recommendations.<br \/>Develop customized solution proposals, technical documentation, and value-driven presentations.<br \/>Solution Design &#038; Architecture<br \/>Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective GCP architectures covering compute, storage, networking, security, DevOps, and data services.<br \/>Collaborate with technical and delivery teams to validate solution feasibility.<br \/>Create detailed architecture diagrams, PoCs Proof of Concepts, and demo environments.<br \/>Recommend migration strategies for on-prem or multi-cloud environments.<br \/>Proposals, RFPs &#038; Commercial Support<br \/>Support sales teams with technical inputs for bids, proposals, RFPs, and pricing models.technically compelling API management and GCP solution inputs\u00a0for bids, proposals, and RFPs.<br \/>Highlight differentiators such as API analytics, AI-driven insights, developer experience, and governance frameworks.<br \/>Ensure solution alignment with GCP frameworks and compliance standards.<br \/>Support pricing models for Apigee X\/hybrid, and ensure alignment with GCP compliance and security standards.<br \/>Cross-Functional Collaboration<br \/>Work closely with the Sales, Delivery, and Practice Leads to ensure successful handover from pre-sales to implementation.<br \/>Participate in internal knowledge-sharing and contribute to building GCP playbooks and best practices.<br \/>Thought Leadership<br \/>Stay updated with GCP product updates, certifications, and new releases.<br \/>Represent the company in GCP events, webinars, and client briefings.<br \/>Provide insights on market trends and maintain competitive technical knowledge.<br \/>Required Experience &#038; Skills<br \/>7+ years of experience in Cloud Pre-Sales or Solution Architecture.<br \/>Strong hands-on knowledge of GCP services such as:<br \/>Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run<br \/>Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Pub\/Sub<br \/>VPC, Cloud VPN, Interconnect<br \/>IAM, KMS, Security Command Center<br \/>Cloud Functions, Center Deep experience with Apigee API Management<br \/>Experience in developing PoCs, demos, and solution architecture diagrams.<br \/>Understanding of cloud networking, security, backup, DR, and cost optimization.<br \/>API proxy design, policies, and flow<br \/>Experience in Apigee X &#038; Apigee Hybrid architecture<br \/>Preferred Certifications<br \/>Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect<br \/>Google Cloud Engineer \/ Data Engineer<br \/>Any relevant cloud certifications AWS\/Azure are a plus.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Abacus on abacus-consulting-3.careers-page.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1268071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-07-16 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Abacus Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-07-16 Job Description Role SummaryAbacus is seeking a highly skilled and articulate Solution Architect to join our team. Someone experienced GCP Consultant to join our growing Cloud Solutions team. 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